Xbox has launched an experiment called 'Beyond Generations' today, which aims to highlight the relationship-building potential of modern games, and encourage younger people to start gaming with older family members.
This is showcased in a very heartwarming short documentary film called “Howard & Dhillon’s Story” (which you can watch above), following the story of a real family on their journey towards re-connecting with each other via gaming.
As part of this, Xbox is partnering with multiple charities around the globe dedicated to supporting the needs of older people, including Age UK and Age International, "to help ignite this spark of connection within families."
"Perhaps one of the simplest things many of you can do to make a difference is to see the value and potential in older people, quite literally. This holiday season—a time when many will be booting up a new console- rather than leave an old console to gather dust, consider giving it to an older family member. And maybe challenge them to a game or two. It could be the thing that sparks a whole new chapter in your relationship."
Do you play Xbox with an older family member? Tell us down in the comments below.
[source news.xbox.com]
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Sadly, my elderly dad was never open to the idea of video games. But maybe playing word games or mahjong on his phone has softened him up for Tetris or something.
I'm giving an old hunter a hunting game this year. It's not like really being out in the wilderness, but for someone too old to do the real thing The Hunter: Call of the Wild seems a great alternative. And there is no hunting season to wait for.
It should be Kinect games.
Perfect for casual elders.
Well made video, though somehow with the way it was presented, I was expecting by the end, grandpa would be sitting in a LED flashing gaming chair screaming obscenities at 15 year olds in Halo.
Also, kid needs a haircut. This is just a rough guess, but my money's on it being fairly unlikely you'll actually be in a K-Pop boy band, bro.
@Kefka2589 Only in Japan do you have 90 year olds who have been gaming for decades....meaning they started in their 50s...when the NES was new. lol
@NEStalgia untrue Skyrim grandma and this lovely grandma as well https://youtu.be/6P5XcfBVNcs
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@Kefka2589 Oh, none of them are. They drag them out of middle school/high school and start the plastic surgery. No joke. It used to be an interestinc scene but now that it's mass-market it's almost creepy. Like the whole world of it is Detroit: Become Human.
@Kefka2589 LOL! It's a weird trajectory. Their music used to be better than ours...going back maybe 5-10 years ago. And then it somehow got popular....and then it really just became American produced trash with excessive dress-up acts. And the solo performers seemed to vanish from their rosters entirely and it's only these ensemble groups. It's like the Backstreet Boys bred with tribbles. The old solo acts were good. Great even.
In fairness, from what I hear, the "K-Pop" that gets exported worldwide is more or less a product made for export. In SK, that's not what they're mostly listening to. Kids probably do, but the solo acts still exist there for everyone else. IMO the export product is definitely worse. And very Americanized. Blech.
I was never really a Bowie fan, but at least music didn't pour out of a vocificator in the cross dressing glam rock Ziggy days!
Honestly I feel like gaming could be good for a lot of older folks health wise, it would help them with their hand eye coordination and help them stay sharp. The only problem is getting old folks to give gaming a chance, they spent so many years dismissing it as a terrible thing that rots kids brains during those anti-gaming propaganda years in the 80's and 90's that today's elderly are very anti-gaming as a result. It's not like they grew up with them so they have never really had any experience to speak otherwise.
That’s cool, gaming is for everyone. My mom is 68 and still games.
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